Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Ferocactus wislizensii

Uses

North America (Sonoran desert): stem pulp eaten by Native American Seri group.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: (Engelm). Britt. & Rose.

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Ferocactus wislizenii (source: Prof. Paul Minnis)

Plant Classification Group:

Cactaceae

Plant Locations:

North America
- Mexico
- United States

Plant References:

FELGER & MOSER 1974
MINNIS

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